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A Novel COMP Mutated Allele Identified in a Chinese Family with Pseudoachondroplasia.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2021
Guo Bing-Bing, Jin Jie-Yuan, Yuan Zhuang-Zhuang, Zeng Lei, Xiang Rong
Abstract excerpt
Pseudoachondroplasia (PSACH) is an autosomal dominant skeletal dysplasia with an estimated incidence of ~1/60000 that is characterized by disproportionate short stature, brachydactyly, joint laxity, and early-onset osteoarthritis. COMP encodes the cartilage oligomeric matrix protein, which is expressed predominantly in the extracellular matrix (ECM) surrounding the cells that make up cartilage, ligaments, and...
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